Girls' name · since 1912
Verneta
230 babies named Verneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,432 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
230 girls have been named Verneta since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Verneta recorded 230 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1965.
- #18,432 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 230 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verneta ranks #18,432 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 230 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,432 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verneta's 230 recorded births place it above 74.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Verneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Verneta's full recorded timeline at 1928, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Verneta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1965
- Peak year (1928)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Verneta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (109 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Verneta's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Verneta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 35
1910s
35 births
- 1920s
1920s
109 births
- 1930s
1930s
64 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 109 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Verneta's data
- Verneta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Verneta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Verneta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.